Product Information

Macro extensometer TC-EXMACRO

Applicational range:
The macro extensometer is a universal, high resolution
extensometer for tensile, compression, flexure and
cyclic tests on plastic, hard foam and metals which
have low to medium specimen extension.
Advantages of this extensometer:
Deformations on the specimen are acquired in the
elastic and plastic deformation ranges during the
entire tensile test up to specimen break
Drag forces are very small with the macro
Resolution and accuracy are very high over the
entire measuring range
It is also suitable for alternating load tests
Compression and flexure tests by simply
exchanging sensor arms
Tiltable knife edges avoid damage being
caused to the specimen up to specimen break
Knife edge geometry enables both round and flat
specimen to be tested
The macro extensometer can be combined with all
analogue and incremental clip-on extensometers
Sensor arms suitable for use in temperature
chambers are available
Sensor arms can be changed without tools
Accuracy class 1 according to EN ISO 9513
Options
Determination of the r & n value and of the
Poissons ratio with the corresponding reduction in
width monitor (clamp/unclamp manually or
automatically)
A variant of the reduction in width monitor can be
swivelled-out by 90 and thus enables initial gauge
lengths from 10 mm on without having to first
dismantle the monitor
Motorised clamping/unclamping of the sensor arms
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Product Information
Macro extensometer TC-EXMACRO
All data at ambient temperature. All rights reserved.
Description
Drive unit for sensor arms (required for use with temperature chamber)
Automatic L
0
adjustment (connection to CAN-BUS measurement module)
Order item TC-EXMACRO.001 TC-EXMACRO.002
TC-EXMACRO.H01 TC-EXMACRO.H02
Unit
Resolution
300mm sensor arms for ambient temperature 0.3 0.12 0.3 0.15 m
450mm sensor arms for small temperature chamber 0.45 0.18 0.45 0.225 m
600mm sensor arms for wide temperature chamber 0.6 0.24 0.6 0.3 m
Measurement range
300mm sensor arms for ambient temperature 80 80 75 (60)
1
75 (60)
1
mm
450mm sensor arms for small temperature chamber 120 120 112.5 (90)
1
112.5 (90)
1
mm
600mm sensor arms for wide temperature chamber 160 160 150 (120)
1
150 (120)
1
mm
L
0
Range 10 to 100 10 to 100 10 to 205 10 to 205 mm
Size
Width x Height x Depth 125 x 360 x 340 125 x 540 x 340 mm
Drag force < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 N
Accuracy: Accuracy grade 1 according to EN ISO 9513
Here is required:
Measurement module: Incremental or
CAN-BUS and controller
2
For use with a temperature chamber: drive unit (see below)
Drive unit for sensor arms and L
0
adjustment
Order item
TC-EXMACRO.DU2/
TC-EXMACRO.DU3
TC-EXMACRO.DU4/
TC-EXMACRO.DU5
Reduction-in-width monitor
1
The value in brackets indicates the measurement path in the compression/flexure direction which differs only here from the one in tensile
direction
2
Only in connection with a materials testing machine of the Allround-Line with option TC-OPPLUS
Order item
TC-MOINCRC
TC-MOCANBU and TC-EXMACRO.CC1
TC-EXMACRO.DU2 or TC-EXMACRO.DU3
Order item
TC-EXMACWD.001
TC-EXMACWD.H01
TC-EXMACWD.002
TC-EXMACWD.H02
TC-EXMACWD.012
TC-EXMACWD.H12
TC-EXMACWD.003
TC-EXMACWD.H03
TC-EXMACWD.004
TC-EXMACWD.H04
3
Initial gauge length of the macro extensomter
Drive unit for reduction-in-width monitor with connection to CAN-BUS measurement module
and control unit
TC-EXMACWD.DU1/
TC-EXMACWD.DU2
Drive unit for reduction-in-width monitor
Meas. Clamping Specimen Meas. Init. gauge Resolution
lines pressure width thickness range length
(1
With 4 0.1 m
mechanical 1.5 ... 2 10...15/ 0.01 m
switching 2 N 20...25 0...4 4...9 50 0.1 m
for different mm mm mm mm 0.01 m
specimen 1 0.1 m
widths 0.01 m
Swivelled-out 4 0.1 m
up to 90 0.5 ... 0.7 10...25 0...4 6 10 0.01 m
1 N mm mm mm mm 0.1 m
0.01 m